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John Paul II
Pope renowned for extensive travels.
Pope John Paul II
Former Catholic Pope, influential leader.
John II Komnenos
John II Komnenos or Comnenus (13 September 1087 – 8 April 1143) was Byzantine emperor from 1118 to 1143.
John II of Aragon
John II (Spanish: Juan II, Catalan: Joan II, Aragonese: Chuan II and ; 29 June 1398 – 20 January 1479), called the Great (el Gran) or the Faithless (el Sense Fe), was King of Aragon from 1458 until his death in 1479.
John II of Castile
(6 March 1405 – 20 July 1454) King of Castile and León from 1406 to 1454.
John II of France
John II (26 April 1319 – 8 April 1364), called John the Good (French: Jean le Bon), was King of France from 1350 until his death in 1364.
John II of Portugal
John II (3 May 1455 – 25 October 1495), called the Perfect Prince, was King of Portugal from 1481 until his death in 1495, and also for a brief time in 1477.
Pope John II
Pope John II (475 – 8 May 535), born Mercurius, was the Bishop of Rome from 2 January 533 to his death.
Attempted assassination of Pope John Paul II
On 13 May 1981, in St. Peter's Square in Vatican City, Pope John Paul II was shot and wounded by Mehmet Ali Ağca while he was entering the square.
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